Drakengard Anomaly: The Tale of an Angel and an Intoner

Chapter 23 - Where It All Began

We flew over the Cathedral City, passing through its gigantic walls and observing its worn gray buildings touching the sky like a sea of towers.

The weak sunlight passed through the cloudy sky, reflecting on the few intact windows of the buildings, creating small bright points on the skyscrapers.

The worn asphalt streets below showed the passage of time, with their signs erased while rusty cars slowly turned into dust thanks to the weather.

The smaller buildings were nothing more than ruins, houses, businesses, small buildings, and many more. They were a pile of unrecognizable rubble scattered around the outskirts of the city in the end.

I saw some points of interest that reminded me of home and brought me feelings of longing and nostalgia, the remains of a hospital, a shopping mall falling apart, and a large park full of trees. I think I still miss the life I left behind.

The lack of crowds going about their daily lives and cars honking in traffic jams disturbed me a little. There was still occasional noise in Tokyo even though it was falling apart.

If I did not know how important this place was, I would have thought that Cathedral City was nothing more than a ghost town.

This brings me to the first thing we noticed when we arrived in the city, the Cathedral City was strangely empty, there was no one in the streets or buildings, I expected guards to sound an alert or something, but there was nothing.

The second thing was that the Cathedral City did not fit in with the current era, as it was a metropolis full of skyscrapers trapped in a medieval land.

Seriously, how the hell did a 21st-century city end up here? It probably came from another world just like me and brought monsters and magical beings with it.

This raises a series of questions. According to history books, the appearance of the Cathedral City brought magic to this world.

Does this mean that Cathedral City came from a world where humanity and magical beings evolved together naturally?

Alternatively, does the Cathedral City hop from one world to another, absorbing some of the cultures of other worlds before moving on to the next?

On the other hand, perhaps the Cathedral City exists in Midgard, but in the future, and went back in time somehow. Bringing with it all the magical beings that will appear at some point. Is this all just a time loop?

However, in the end, one question prevails above all others. Where did Cathedral City come from?

"Is there something bothering you, false dragon?" Gabriella asked curiously.

"N-no, why the question?" I stuttered, snapping out of my thoughts.

"You made a lot of faces; it looked like your head would explode from thinking too much." Gabriella responded with amusement in her voice.

"It's nothing... I'm just familiar with the Cathedral City in more ways than one." I muttered, focusing on the buildings below, trying to forget my previous thoughts.

Nevertheless, I frowned and gritted my teeth when I spotted a familiar crater in the distance. I clenched my fists tightly and took a deep breath, trying to dispel the anger burning in my chest.

"I feel like you are hiding something from all of us, but this is not the time for discussion, the Mercury Gate is close." Gabriella spoke suspiciously, as she pointed her head toward the small cathedral ahead.

I squinted at this sight; I expected something grander after reading so many books glorifying the cathedral that was named the city. The cathedral was nothing more than a small gray stone church with stained glass windows in the center of a tiled courtyard.